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Eli Hinze

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Born

in The United States

July 11, 1995

Website

https://elihinze.com

Genre

Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance

Influences

J. R. R. Tolkien; Emily Dickinson; Homer; Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Member Since

September 2011

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/elihinze

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Eli Hinze is the author of ancient fantasy series with high stakes and slow burn. She writes immersive stories shaped by her love of cultural anthropology, myth, and history, all balanced with the wildly fantastical, the gritty with the romantic.

Get her books at elihinze.com or at your favorite retailer.

When not writing, Eli likes to read, draw, cook, and watch everything from anime to horror movies with her husband. ...more

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Eli Hinze’s books

Average rating: 3.99 · 552 ratings · 160 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	Queen of Shades (Queen of Shades, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Imposter King (The Imposter King, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 153 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wretched Spy (The Imposter King #2) 4.13 avg rating — 46 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Consort of War (Queen of Shades, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 38 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lord of Blight (Queen of Shades, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother of Chaos (Queen of Shades #4) 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Angels (No Angels #1) by Eli Hinze (Goodreads Author), H.E. Hinze (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stolen Sun 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of an Immortal 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wayward Heir (The Imposter King #3) 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Letters to a Young Contrarian

by Christopher Hitchens

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Mother of Chaos (Queen of Shades #4)

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Democracy: The God That Failed

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“Even a gilded shroud will not hide a corpse’s rot forever.”
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“You're too smart for that."

"You overestimate me.”
― Eli Hinze, The Imposter King

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“Anyone can feign incompetence.”
“Not like this.”
― Eli Hinze, The Wretched Spy

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“A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.”
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“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
― Ray Bradbury

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“Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

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“It's important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never did, and your heart is heavy with remorse.”
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“That's what fiction is about, isn't it, the selective transforming of reality? The twisting of it to bring out its essence?”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

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